By Page Six | Created at 2025-01-22 18:15:31 | Updated at 2025-01-22 20:51:08
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Welcome to the family!
Marla Maples gushed over “beauty” Bettina Anderson during Monday night’s Presidential Gala.
President Donald Trump’s ex-wife took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a sweet clip of her and Anderson spending some quality time following Monday’s inauguration ceremony.
Maples, who shares daughter Tiffany with Trump, told Anderson, “Beauty! Gorgeousness, gorgeousness.”
The Palm Beach socialite blew a kiss at the camera before turning around to show the white bow on the back of her custom black Safiyaa gown, which she paired with see-through opera gloves and diamond accessories.
After Maples, 61, showed off her own Elie Saab gown for the gala, she flipped the camera to show Vice President JD Vance introducing Trump to the crowd.
Anderson also shared the video on her own social media page, captioning it, “Backstage with this beauty ready to watch some dancing.”
The model, 38, has seemingly been welcomed into the Trump family with open arms after she started dating Donald Trump Jr. in 2024.
Although the two had first been spotted together in the summer, Page Six revealed their relationship in December 2024.
A source told Page Six at the time, “Bettina and Don have been together for a few months, and are super cute and happy together. It’s just a natural fit — everyone is happy for them!”
At the time, they had been seen getting cozy and holding hands at Buccan in Palm Beach to celebrate her birthday.
Since then, the two have been spotted jetting off to Italy for a getaway and spending the holidays with the Trump family at Mar-A-Lago.
Their new relationship also confirmed that Don Jr., 47, and Kimberly Guilfoyle, 55, had broken up after being together since 2018 and getting engaged in 2022.
However, the two women had an awkward run-in during the inauguration weekend when they were spotted attending the same events.
Following the weekend, an insider exclusively told Page Six that Guilfoyle “has every intention of maintaining a relationship with [Don Jr.].”
“Kimberly and Don have known each other for years and have a lot of history together so she feels like they’ll always have a connection.”
The source added, “Kimberly and Don Jr. have many mutual friends and run in the same circles, so they’ll continuously cross paths throughout their lives.”
As for Maples and President Trump, they first got together in 1984 while he was still married to his first wife, Ivana.
After he divorced Ivana in 1990, the two continued their relationship before getting pregnant with Tiffany.
In 1993, two months after Tiffany was born, they tied the knot in a big ceremony at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. However, their romance was short-lived when he accused the actress of having an affair with their bodyguard and ultimately splitting in 1999.
Despite their complicated history, the two seemed to be on good terms after Maples attended most events during Trump’s inauguration weekend.
